Coordinating beliefs in conversation

@article{citeulike:992715, abstract = {We show that participants in conversation develop beliefs about shared information that others do not. So-called directors talked with two partners in succession (A and B) to arrange unusual figures. Directors went from long, indefinite descriptions of the figures to short, definite references as common ground was built up with A. When B had been a silent side participant in the first conversation, directors continued to use short references when they changed partners. References became less efficient when B had not been a participant--even when B had heard the first conversation and seen the figures. When B had only heard the first conversation, he or she was treated much the same as a completely naive partner. Apparently, conversation provides preferred evidence for coordinating beliefs about shared information.}, author = {Wilkes-Gibbs, Deanna and Clark, Herbert H. }, citeulike-article-id = {1116925}, doi = {10.1016/0749-596X(92)90010-U}, journal = {Journal of Memory and Language}, keywords = {category-learning-use, coordination, \_d\_conversational-intersubjectivity, language-games, referential-games}, number = {2}, pages = {183--194}, posted-at = {2007-02-21 19:54:24}, priority = {4}, title = {Coordinating beliefs in conversation}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0749-596X(92)90010-U}, volume = {31}, year = {1992} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:992715 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1116925 TI - Coordinating beliefs in conversation JF - Journal of Memory and Language VL - 31 IS - 2 SP - 183 EP - 194 N2 - We show that participants in conversation develop beliefs about shared information that others do not. So-called directors talked with two partners in succession (A and B) to arrange unusual figures. Directors went from long, indefinite descriptions of the figures to short, definite references as common ground was built up with A. When B had been a silent side participant in the first conversation, directors continued to use short references when they changed partners. References became less efficient when B had not been a participant--even when B had heard the first conversation and seen the figures. When B had only heard the first conversation, he or she was treated much the same as a completely naive partner. Apparently, conversation provides preferred evidence for coordinating beliefs about shared information. KW - category-learning-use KW - coordination KW - _d_conversational-intersubjectivity KW - language-games KW - referential-games AU - Wilkes-Gibbs, Deanna AU - Clark, Herbert PY - 1992/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0749-596X(92)90010-U ER -